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Originally Posted by kknudson
Just stated the MOAB thing, because up here anytime some says Windows there are 4 "Get a Mac" posts.
I just get sick of the zealots, no offense to them.
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Agreed. Lol.
I use both at work, PC and a Mac - Power Mac G5.
For day-to-day stuff, Internet, basic multimedia, etc., a Mac is awesome. Hassle-free.
However, I use mine for desktop publishing and imaging work. There are plenty of major hassles, believe me. Fonts and font management are a nightmare in OS X. Even with the updates and managers, they're still a nightmare. Different apps grab from different sources, it's a nightmare. Many clients we work with, including newspapers and magazines, still use OS 9.x and earlier versions of programs like Quark, simply to avoid this hassle. Then other clients have upgraded to say, Adobe InDesign and OS X. So you need to be able to handle both. Grrrr..
Just google 'font management' and 'OS X' for fun.
FTP support is built into OS X. Great feature! Only...you can't write back to the server. No matter what the server's permissions are set to, OS X enables all files and folders to 'read-only'. I'm presuming this is for security. Glad it's secure. Only...it's a useless feature. You need to download a third party FTP client, like Cyberduck. Sounds like...Windows? Then there's the issues with Finder not refreshing properly (fixed since Jaguar I think??) but it was annoying while it was there.
I've been running XP for a few years now and I've had ZERO hassles with it. Yes, you have to run a firewall and antivirus and keep them up to date, but that's simply the price for using the world's dominant OS. Simple as. I think many people simply do not know how to use Windows properly and/or neglect to update it and hence you get problems.
In this regard, a Mac wins hands-down. It is far easier to use 'out of the box' and for someone who doesn't want to have to constantly keep on top of their OS and enviroment, it's a no-brainer.
But all this talk of "Macs are perfect" is a little silly, IMO.
Just my $0.02.